Asian and Asian American Studies

The Department of Asian and Asian American Studies

The Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Binghamton University supports
the study of Asia and transoceanic, transnational Asian diasporas of the world. The
department places emphasis on the studies of Asian histories, languages, and cultures
within Asia as geographically defined, and studies of Asian diasporas, with particular
focus on Asians of the Americas.

Our department encourages work that is interdisciplinary, comparative, or global in
methodology and theory, as well as work that is specialized locally or regionally.
It also supports work that examines the study of Asia and Asian diasporas as complex
nexuses of sociological, geographical, and political regions, as well as economies,
histories, and ideas across national and oceanic boundaries. Students benefit from
the cross-national work and research agendas of both Asianists and Asian Americanists
in productive dialogue.

Many of the department’s courses are cross-listed with other departments, allowing
students to fulfill credit requirements across a variety of academic disciplines.
Additionally, most Asian and Asian American Studies courses fulfill Binghamton University
General Education Requirements.